Hydrocotyle mexicana Schltdl. & Cham.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Hydrocotyle

Characteristics

Stems slender; leaves 8-90 mm. in diameter, 7-11-lobed, the lobes crenate, appressed-strigose on the veins, the petiole 1-23 cm. long, hirsute above; peduncles hirsute, longer than the leaves; rays glabrous, 1-7 mm. long; fruit suborbicular, 1-1.5 mm. long and broad, the ribs acute.
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A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible leaves
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Distribution

Hydrocotyle mexicana world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:843596-1
WFO ID wfo-0000726499
COL ID 3N6N7
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Synonyms

Hydrocotyle mexicana